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" sTATS BISKOTIICAL 30CISTT .,
72nd Yeair No. 23 ; i Muniiii"! irSiuilu. Jim22. ! 5 Sections 18 Pages 35 Cents
Republicans fight for conservative vote
By J. Russell King
State capital bureau
JEFFERSON CITY Everyone in
the 8th District Republican congressio-nal
primary is convinced that the vot-ers
they are wooing are basically con-servative.
So Paul Dietrich is conducting 3
campaign of unabashed conservatism;
Wendell Bailey is trying to come
across as a more scaled- dow- n conser-vative;
and Don Meyer teams up with
Dietrich and Bailey to label Larry
Marshall a liberal,
Marshall, though, tries to avoid la-bels,
although he says little that's dif- -
ferent from his opponents on the is-sues.
One reason for all the fuss over the
conservative label is that 8th District
voters for the past 20 years have sent
one of the most conservative Demo-cratic
congressmen to Washington in
retiring US. Rep. Richard Ichord. Re-publicans
mink they stand an excellent
chance of filling that seat.
Dietrich, of Ballwin, has led the way
in conservative rhetoric. A leader of
the anti- unio- n " right- to- wor- k" cam-paign
in Missouri two years ago, he
also has picked up the support and
money of the anti- aborti- on lobby and
other Washington political action com
mittees devoted to conservative
causes.
Dietrich aides say their candidate
will soon start getting endorsements
from such national conservative fig-ures
as Rep. Jack Kemp, R- N.- Y., and
Sen. Jesse Helms, R- N.- C.
But Bailey, of Willow Springs, thinks
he'll get the bulk of the conservative
vote in the district. " Paul will get the
capital ' C conservatives, the gun nuts,
ERA," a Baily staffer said last week.
But Wendell will get most of the little
' c' conservatives."
Both Bailey and Dietrich, as well as
Meyer, Ichord's GOP opponent in 1978,
call the fourth major candidate a liber
al. Former state Sen. Larry Marshall,
however, says he tries to avoid la-bels
liberal, moderate or conserva-tive.
" I just try to talk about the issues,"
the Columbian says. " That's what the
voters want to hear." And on most is- suesMar-shall
is in line with his oppo-nents.
-- There seems to be little the candi-dates
disagree about when questioned
on the issues. But they do emphasize
different stands and take varying ap-proaches
to the campaign.
Bailey, for example, does little talk-ing
about the issues unless asked. Be-yond
general statements of concern at
the size of the federal government and
the need for a stronger defense, his
campaign s largely " people- oriented- ."
The 39- year-- old legislator and car
dealer has done a lot of traveling to
small towns throughout the sprawling
district, telling voters be thinks the
way they think: " I will represent the
6th District" Asked what sets him
apart from the other candidates, his
reply is " I'm going to win; that's what
makes me different."
Bailey says the personal nature of
his campaign indicates the personal
service voters can expect if they send
him to Washington. The only major
GOP candidate from an agricultural
area, Bailey's hopes got a boost Friday
when he received the endorsement of
the Missouri Farm Bureau's political
arm.
The 31- year-- old Dietrich ( who had
expected the Farm Bureau nod for
himself) tries to build support with his
call for a constitutional amendment to
outlaw abortion and for the Kerop- Rot- h
plan that would slash federal taxes by
a third to stimulate the economy. If the
tax- c- ut plan works, Dietrich says, the
nation's economic health will improve
to the extent that drastic cutbacks in
( SeeREPUBLICANS, Page 12A)
15 Democrats contend for Ichord's seat
By Lyase Appel and Jennifer Hull
State capital bureau
JEFFERSON CITY Campaign
themes and personalities are begin-ning
to emerge among the diversefield
of 15 Democrats who are vying to fill
the 8th District congressional seat be-ing
vacated by Richard Ichord.
The group contains four former pros-ecuting
attorneys, three farmers, two
state representatives, a corporate
businessman, a businesswoman, a
chaplain, a religious convert, a former
administrative hearing officer and a
former court reporter.
Despite their differences, the major
problem faced by all the candidates is
standing out from the crowd of 15.
They meet that challenge in different
ways:
Michael Lybyer of Huggins and
Steve Gardner of St. Louis County em-phasize
their legislative experience.
Lybyer pledges to be an effective liai-son
in Washington while Gardner
stresses conservative economic poli-cies.
f. Michael Rex Burke, both par-alyzed
and converted by a near fatal
motorcycle accident, says ' 1 have a
purpose ... My overall campaign
manager is God."
Jim McHugh of Pacific, a Pet
Milk executive, and John Woodward, a
former Crawford County prosecutor,
concentrate on single issues with dif-ferent
perceptions on the business
world. McHugh says stimulating US.
trade abroad is the answer to today's
economic woes, while Woodward blam-es
price- fixin- g and lack of competition
among corporations for inflation prob-lems.
Chaplain E. C. Grandstaff of Co-lumbia
likes to stand out as " the short-est
and oldest candidate."
Leonard Bade of Holla, Emerald
McKay of Hartshorn and George Web-er
of Eureka are the -- farmers of the
group. Bade stresses ' tackling energy
problems through increased use of gas- oho- l;
McKay wants to improve rela-tions
between Congress and the Presi-dent;
and Weber wants to straighten
out the country for his grandchildren,
says his wife.
William Kimme, a former pros-ecutor
from Washington, says he is
unique because, " I have been standing
up and taking exception to my party's
policies and the current administration
in Washington, D. C."
Francis Welch, a former adminis-trative
hearing commisioner from Jef-ferson
City, is different because he re-fused
to talk to the press about his
candidacy, while James Forman of
Osage Beach has been unavailable for
comment.
Mick Bredeman, a former court
reporter from Jefferson City, says he's
" witnessed testimony on any subject
imaginable," which would help him
recognize alternatives to problems.
Ann Kutscher of Jefferson City is
the only woman in the race. Her main
issues are increasing defense spending
and conserving resources.
Tom Host, a Jefferson City attor-ney
and former prosecutor, says he's a
realist" who refuses to promise sim-ple
solutions to the nation's problems.
Rost is attempting to appeal to com-mon
sense.
While nearly all of the candidates ap-pear
to be serious contenders, a few
have distinguished themselves with
stronger organizations, more money
and greater media attention.
Rost, Woodward, McHugh, Lybyer
and Gardner seem to be conducting
more aggressive campaigns than the
rest. However, their campaign styles
and organizations differ.
Campaigns range from the profes-sional,
money packed styles of
McHugh and Woodward, to the single
stumping of Lybyer. Gardner's ever
present young staff seems to be forev--
( See NAME, Page 12A)
Centenarian
becomes
UeS. citizen
CHARLESTON, W. Va. ( AP) - In a
hushed cuurUroom packed with hun-dreds
of relatives, Mends and neigh-bors,
lOT- year-- dd Mary Marvrieh softly
swore her allegiance to the United "
States on Saturday, ending a decades- lon- g
quest to becomea citizen.
This has been my home, my coon- tr- y
all these years," MeR'Marvidi,
who has lived in the United States for
90 years, said before the ceremony, ' sth happiestmoment ofmy life."
As about 500 people looked on, US.
District Judge Robert S. Maxwelhad-- --
immstered'Jhe oath of loyafty in Mrs.
Marvich's hometown' of Fairmont,
about 12S miles ( 192 kOometers) north
of here.
Mrs- - Marvich's efforts to become a .
citizen bad been frustrated for years
tbhye annamimemoigfration law that required ' -- the wooden sailing ship
that brought her to New York from her
native Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in ISM.
Unable to remember the name of the
ship, Mrs. Marvich said she had aban-doned
the effort, bewildered and em-barrassed.
;
Neighbors, who annually hold public
birthday parties for Mrs. Marvich, re-vived
the effort to gain her citizenship
when she told them mat her fondest '
wish was to become an American.
The Immigration and Naturalization
Service swiftly granted Mrs. Marvich
QtiTgnsbip after members of West Vhv --
guria's congressional delegation asked
President Carter to intervene.
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Sweeper's
solitude
Dust. Piled up desks and
chairs. Silent hallways. In a
deserted classroom, EUger
Bolton, janitor of Ulysses S.
Grant Elementary School,
cleans and repairs every
child's desk and chair. For a
janitor like him, summer is
the busiest time in the year.
Enjoying the quiet and
peaceful atmosphere in the
school building, Bolton has a
lot to do, from washing walls
to waxing tiles in 21 class-rooms.
" By and large, I
would say that three- fourth- s
of the major cleaning is done
in the summertime," he
says.
As he sweeps a carpeted
floor to get ready for sham- pooer- s,
the early summer
breeze rustles through the
deserted classroom.
Antibiotics in livestock feed fosters health debate ByChartesBsyter
MfyKwrian staff writer
Sharp division of thought has devel-oped
over the use of antibiotics in
livestock feed, aod the oatconjaof the
debate could have a significant impact
on one of the Midwest's leading indus-tries
-- the production of red meat for
consumers.
Health officials increasingly have
been raising questions about the long- ter- m
addition of antibiotics to livestock
feed, which they fear may lead to the
development of " super" strains of dis-ease
organisms that would be resistant
to antibiotic treatment in human be-ings.
Agriculture experts have been fight-ing
this attack on one of the most popu- -
lar feed additives. They say disconti-nuing
the use of the drugs would lead
to higher costs in beef, pork and poul-try
production and less animal protein
for world consumption.
J. Malcolm Asplund, a University
professor of animal husbandry, " says
eliminating antibiotics would raise
costs of producing livestock by 10 to 15
percent. The rate of growth would be
lessened, the costs of management
would increase and the incidence of an-imal
death would rise, he says.
Asplund said the consumer, in effect,
would pay a premium in the form of
higher meat prices for health insur-ance
he doesnt want and, in Asphmd's
point of view, doesnt need.
The way antibiotics increase
livestock growth isn't known exactly.
One theory is that antibiotics improve
overall animal health by killing dis-ease
organisms which compete with
the animal for nutrients in its digestive
system.
Insight
Health officials point to the salm-onella
bacteria as an example of dis-ease
organisms in both animals and
humans. The bacteria can cause food
poisoning and, in extreme cases, death
in humans. Treatment of salmonella
poisoning involves certain antibiotics
used regularly in animal feed.
Critics of general antibotic use in
feeds fear if the bacteria were exposed
to long- ter- m low levels of an antibiotic.
such as penicillin, the organism could
become resistant and make the penicil-lin
less effective in treating salmonella
in humans.
Two scientists claim antibiotic- resistan- t
strains of intestinal bacteria al-ready
can be found in the intestines of
healthy humans. Diane Jeanette Fa- gerbe- rg,
who holds a PhJD. in animal
microbiology, and Carey L. Quarles, a
professor at Colorado State University,
outline their views in their book, " Anti-biotic
Feeding, Antibiotic Resistance
and Alternatives."
However, proponents of use of anti-biotics
in animal feed refuse to accept
total responsibility for the existence of
antibiotic- resistan- t bacteria in hu-mans.
They contend many other per-sons
in the world are using antibiotics
and at much higher levels than those in
animal feeds.
They point out the higher the dosage,
the more likely the mutation of resis-tant
strains of organisms. Since agri-cultural
use of antibiotics is at a non- therapeu- tic
level, the chances are
much lower for such mutations than
when antibiotics are used to cure ill hu-mans.
Development of such strains in hos-pital
settings has caused considerable
problems and has caused state health
departments in some states, such as
Iowa, to rewrite sanitation require-ments
to put less reliance on antibiot-ics.
T. D. Luckey, a professor with the
University's biochemistry department,
says there is a lack of evidence that
discontinuation of low- lev- el usage in
feeds would result in any significant
reduction in the reservoir of resistant
mutant strains present in the nation's
livestock.
Luckey said elimination of this res-ervoir
in livestock would require com-plete
elimination cf antibiotic use in
livestock. He points out the stoppage
wouldn't eliminate the disease orga-nism
but would merely reduce the lev-el
of resistant strains cf the organism.
He said, if antibiotic use was totally
stepped, the effects on animal husban-dry
would be enormous. Not only
would farmers lose the weight gains
made possible by use of antibiotics, but
he contends animal deaths due to dis--
( See ANTIBIOTICS, Page 9A)
Route B to be improved
By Leslie Doolittle
Missonrian staff writer
TheRouteB improvement process
moved a small, yet stgmfint, step
forward Friday when the Missouri
Highway and Transportation Com-mission
approved the project's final
dfrsign.
The plan calls for a new two- lan- e,
6.5- mil- e ( 10.4- kikanete- r) highway
section just west of the existing I route between Columbia and Halls- viB- e.
It also includes right of way ac-- '
quisition for an additional two- mil- e
( 32- kilomei- cr)
bypass- -
segment for a Halis- vil- le
Infamous for its blind intersec-tions,
treacherous curves and nar-row
shoulders, Route Bhas been the
scene of 242 traffic accidents, involv-ing
128 injuries and seven deaths, in
the last six years.
Despite the public's demand for
immediate action following the
death of SgL Mick Deaver, actual
construction of the highway still .
looms in the distant future. Five to
seven years, is the latest available
estimate, according to Ray Lahmey- e- r,
highway department District 5
engineer.
" Lack of state and federal funding
could delay construction as much as
a decade," Lahmeyer said.
Mistake by police leads to death
LOS ANGELES ( UP!) A Mack
man killed in a struggle with police
who burst into his apartment because
they mistook firecracker pops for gun-shots
probably died of heart attack
due to his state of agitation, according
to coroner's officials.
But a lawyer for 28- year--
old Larry
Morris' widow says there is " strong
evidence" the controversial death, la-beled
an " illegal killing" by the Na-tional
Association for the Advance-ment
of Colored People, was due to
choking.
Morris died after a struggle inside
his South Los Angeles apartment last
Tuesday with two officers, Arthur -- , Wagner and. Joseph Pau, who thought,
theylieard gunshots. The sounds mis--
taken for shots were later determined
to be firecrackers.
Police said the officers chased Mor-ris
into his second- stor- y apartment be-- 1
cause they thought he was armed and
were confronted at the door by Morris'
24- year-- old cousin, David, who hit
Wagner twice in the face.
Police said Wagaer then hit David
with his baton and the two cousins fled
into the bathroom, where they barri-caded
themselves briefly before police
broke in.
Police said the officers tried several
times to subdue Morris with an ap-proved
hold and finally managed to
manacle his hands behind his back. He
lapsed into unconsciousness, they said,
and despite attempts to revive him, he
died at me scene a few minutes later.
Coroner's officials announced later
an autopsy had disclosed bruises
around Morris' neck and on the front
and back of his torso, but also had
shown he did not suffer either a broken
neck or crushed skull.
" A heart attack is a very definite
possibility," Assistant Coroner Dick
Wilson said.
Coroner Thomas Noguchi said an in-quest
would probably be held in the
case and a " more definitive
statement" made on the cause of
death.
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" sTATS BISKOTIICAL 30CISTT .,
72nd Yeair No. 23 ; i Muniiii"! irSiuilu. Jim22. ! 5 Sections 18 Pages 35 Cents
Republicans fight for conservative vote
By J. Russell King
State capital bureau
JEFFERSON CITY Everyone in
the 8th District Republican congressio-nal
primary is convinced that the vot-ers
they are wooing are basically con-servative.
So Paul Dietrich is conducting 3
campaign of unabashed conservatism;
Wendell Bailey is trying to come
across as a more scaled- dow- n conser-vative;
and Don Meyer teams up with
Dietrich and Bailey to label Larry
Marshall a liberal,
Marshall, though, tries to avoid la-bels,
although he says little that's dif- -
ferent from his opponents on the is-sues.
One reason for all the fuss over the
conservative label is that 8th District
voters for the past 20 years have sent
one of the most conservative Demo-cratic
congressmen to Washington in
retiring US. Rep. Richard Ichord. Re-publicans
mink they stand an excellent
chance of filling that seat.
Dietrich, of Ballwin, has led the way
in conservative rhetoric. A leader of
the anti- unio- n " right- to- wor- k" cam-paign
in Missouri two years ago, he
also has picked up the support and
money of the anti- aborti- on lobby and
other Washington political action com
mittees devoted to conservative
causes.
Dietrich aides say their candidate
will soon start getting endorsements
from such national conservative fig-ures
as Rep. Jack Kemp, R- N.- Y., and
Sen. Jesse Helms, R- N.- C.
But Bailey, of Willow Springs, thinks
he'll get the bulk of the conservative
vote in the district. " Paul will get the
capital ' C conservatives, the gun nuts,
ERA," a Baily staffer said last week.
But Wendell will get most of the little
' c' conservatives."
Both Bailey and Dietrich, as well as
Meyer, Ichord's GOP opponent in 1978,
call the fourth major candidate a liber
al. Former state Sen. Larry Marshall,
however, says he tries to avoid la-bels
liberal, moderate or conserva-tive.
" I just try to talk about the issues,"
the Columbian says. " That's what the
voters want to hear." And on most is- suesMar-shall
is in line with his oppo-nents.
-- There seems to be little the candi-dates
disagree about when questioned
on the issues. But they do emphasize
different stands and take varying ap-proaches
to the campaign.
Bailey, for example, does little talk-ing
about the issues unless asked. Be-yond
general statements of concern at
the size of the federal government and
the need for a stronger defense, his
campaign s largely " people- oriented- ."
The 39- year-- old legislator and car
dealer has done a lot of traveling to
small towns throughout the sprawling
district, telling voters be thinks the
way they think: " I will represent the
6th District" Asked what sets him
apart from the other candidates, his
reply is " I'm going to win; that's what
makes me different."
Bailey says the personal nature of
his campaign indicates the personal
service voters can expect if they send
him to Washington. The only major
GOP candidate from an agricultural
area, Bailey's hopes got a boost Friday
when he received the endorsement of
the Missouri Farm Bureau's political
arm.
The 31- year-- old Dietrich ( who had
expected the Farm Bureau nod for
himself) tries to build support with his
call for a constitutional amendment to
outlaw abortion and for the Kerop- Rot- h
plan that would slash federal taxes by
a third to stimulate the economy. If the
tax- c- ut plan works, Dietrich says, the
nation's economic health will improve
to the extent that drastic cutbacks in
( SeeREPUBLICANS, Page 12A)
15 Democrats contend for Ichord's seat
By Lyase Appel and Jennifer Hull
State capital bureau
JEFFERSON CITY Campaign
themes and personalities are begin-ning
to emerge among the diversefield
of 15 Democrats who are vying to fill
the 8th District congressional seat be-ing
vacated by Richard Ichord.
The group contains four former pros-ecuting
attorneys, three farmers, two
state representatives, a corporate
businessman, a businesswoman, a
chaplain, a religious convert, a former
administrative hearing officer and a
former court reporter.
Despite their differences, the major
problem faced by all the candidates is
standing out from the crowd of 15.
They meet that challenge in different
ways:
Michael Lybyer of Huggins and
Steve Gardner of St. Louis County em-phasize
their legislative experience.
Lybyer pledges to be an effective liai-son
in Washington while Gardner
stresses conservative economic poli-cies.
f. Michael Rex Burke, both par-alyzed
and converted by a near fatal
motorcycle accident, says ' 1 have a
purpose ... My overall campaign
manager is God."
Jim McHugh of Pacific, a Pet
Milk executive, and John Woodward, a
former Crawford County prosecutor,
concentrate on single issues with dif-ferent
perceptions on the business
world. McHugh says stimulating US.
trade abroad is the answer to today's
economic woes, while Woodward blam-es
price- fixin- g and lack of competition
among corporations for inflation prob-lems.
Chaplain E. C. Grandstaff of Co-lumbia
likes to stand out as " the short-est
and oldest candidate."
Leonard Bade of Holla, Emerald
McKay of Hartshorn and George Web-er
of Eureka are the -- farmers of the
group. Bade stresses ' tackling energy
problems through increased use of gas- oho- l;
McKay wants to improve rela-tions
between Congress and the Presi-dent;
and Weber wants to straighten
out the country for his grandchildren,
says his wife.
William Kimme, a former pros-ecutor
from Washington, says he is
unique because, " I have been standing
up and taking exception to my party's
policies and the current administration
in Washington, D. C."
Francis Welch, a former adminis-trative
hearing commisioner from Jef-ferson
City, is different because he re-fused
to talk to the press about his
candidacy, while James Forman of
Osage Beach has been unavailable for
comment.
Mick Bredeman, a former court
reporter from Jefferson City, says he's
" witnessed testimony on any subject
imaginable," which would help him
recognize alternatives to problems.
Ann Kutscher of Jefferson City is
the only woman in the race. Her main
issues are increasing defense spending
and conserving resources.
Tom Host, a Jefferson City attor-ney
and former prosecutor, says he's a
realist" who refuses to promise sim-ple
solutions to the nation's problems.
Rost is attempting to appeal to com-mon
sense.
While nearly all of the candidates ap-pear
to be serious contenders, a few
have distinguished themselves with
stronger organizations, more money
and greater media attention.
Rost, Woodward, McHugh, Lybyer
and Gardner seem to be conducting
more aggressive campaigns than the
rest. However, their campaign styles
and organizations differ.
Campaigns range from the profes-sional,
money packed styles of
McHugh and Woodward, to the single
stumping of Lybyer. Gardner's ever
present young staff seems to be forev--
( See NAME, Page 12A)
Centenarian
becomes
UeS. citizen
CHARLESTON, W. Va. ( AP) - In a
hushed cuurUroom packed with hun-dreds
of relatives, Mends and neigh-bors,
lOT- year-- dd Mary Marvrieh softly
swore her allegiance to the United "
States on Saturday, ending a decades- lon- g
quest to becomea citizen.
This has been my home, my coon- tr- y
all these years," MeR'Marvidi,
who has lived in the United States for
90 years, said before the ceremony, ' sth happiestmoment ofmy life."
As about 500 people looked on, US.
District Judge Robert S. Maxwelhad-- --
immstered'Jhe oath of loyafty in Mrs.
Marvich's hometown' of Fairmont,
about 12S miles ( 192 kOometers) north
of here.
Mrs- - Marvich's efforts to become a .
citizen bad been frustrated for years
tbhye annamimemoigfration law that required ' -- the wooden sailing ship
that brought her to New York from her
native Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in ISM.
Unable to remember the name of the
ship, Mrs. Marvich said she had aban-doned
the effort, bewildered and em-barrassed.
;
Neighbors, who annually hold public
birthday parties for Mrs. Marvich, re-vived
the effort to gain her citizenship
when she told them mat her fondest '
wish was to become an American.
The Immigration and Naturalization
Service swiftly granted Mrs. Marvich
QtiTgnsbip after members of West Vhv --
guria's congressional delegation asked
President Carter to intervene.
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faxuany A. Lecfaner
Sweeper's
solitude
Dust. Piled up desks and
chairs. Silent hallways. In a
deserted classroom, EUger
Bolton, janitor of Ulysses S.
Grant Elementary School,
cleans and repairs every
child's desk and chair. For a
janitor like him, summer is
the busiest time in the year.
Enjoying the quiet and
peaceful atmosphere in the
school building, Bolton has a
lot to do, from washing walls
to waxing tiles in 21 class-rooms.
" By and large, I
would say that three- fourth- s
of the major cleaning is done
in the summertime," he
says.
As he sweeps a carpeted
floor to get ready for sham- pooer- s,
the early summer
breeze rustles through the
deserted classroom.
Antibiotics in livestock feed fosters health debate ByChartesBsyter
MfyKwrian staff writer
Sharp division of thought has devel-oped
over the use of antibiotics in
livestock feed, aod the oatconjaof the
debate could have a significant impact
on one of the Midwest's leading indus-tries
-- the production of red meat for
consumers.
Health officials increasingly have
been raising questions about the long- ter- m
addition of antibiotics to livestock
feed, which they fear may lead to the
development of " super" strains of dis-ease
organisms that would be resistant
to antibiotic treatment in human be-ings.
Agriculture experts have been fight-ing
this attack on one of the most popu- -
lar feed additives. They say disconti-nuing
the use of the drugs would lead
to higher costs in beef, pork and poul-try
production and less animal protein
for world consumption.
J. Malcolm Asplund, a University
professor of animal husbandry, " says
eliminating antibiotics would raise
costs of producing livestock by 10 to 15
percent. The rate of growth would be
lessened, the costs of management
would increase and the incidence of an-imal
death would rise, he says.
Asplund said the consumer, in effect,
would pay a premium in the form of
higher meat prices for health insur-ance
he doesnt want and, in Asphmd's
point of view, doesnt need.
The way antibiotics increase
livestock growth isn't known exactly.
One theory is that antibiotics improve
overall animal health by killing dis-ease
organisms which compete with
the animal for nutrients in its digestive
system.
Insight
Health officials point to the salm-onella
bacteria as an example of dis-ease
organisms in both animals and
humans. The bacteria can cause food
poisoning and, in extreme cases, death
in humans. Treatment of salmonella
poisoning involves certain antibiotics
used regularly in animal feed.
Critics of general antibotic use in
feeds fear if the bacteria were exposed
to long- ter- m low levels of an antibiotic.
such as penicillin, the organism could
become resistant and make the penicil-lin
less effective in treating salmonella
in humans.
Two scientists claim antibiotic- resistan- t
strains of intestinal bacteria al-ready
can be found in the intestines of
healthy humans. Diane Jeanette Fa- gerbe- rg,
who holds a PhJD. in animal
microbiology, and Carey L. Quarles, a
professor at Colorado State University,
outline their views in their book, " Anti-biotic
Feeding, Antibiotic Resistance
and Alternatives."
However, proponents of use of anti-biotics
in animal feed refuse to accept
total responsibility for the existence of
antibiotic- resistan- t bacteria in hu-mans.
They contend many other per-sons
in the world are using antibiotics
and at much higher levels than those in
animal feeds.
They point out the higher the dosage,
the more likely the mutation of resis-tant
strains of organisms. Since agri-cultural
use of antibiotics is at a non- therapeu- tic
level, the chances are
much lower for such mutations than
when antibiotics are used to cure ill hu-mans.
Development of such strains in hos-pital
settings has caused considerable
problems and has caused state health
departments in some states, such as
Iowa, to rewrite sanitation require-ments
to put less reliance on antibiot-ics.
T. D. Luckey, a professor with the
University's biochemistry department,
says there is a lack of evidence that
discontinuation of low- lev- el usage in
feeds would result in any significant
reduction in the reservoir of resistant
mutant strains present in the nation's
livestock.
Luckey said elimination of this res-ervoir
in livestock would require com-plete
elimination cf antibiotic use in
livestock. He points out the stoppage
wouldn't eliminate the disease orga-nism
but would merely reduce the lev-el
of resistant strains cf the organism.
He said, if antibiotic use was totally
stepped, the effects on animal husban-dry
would be enormous. Not only
would farmers lose the weight gains
made possible by use of antibiotics, but
he contends animal deaths due to dis--
( See ANTIBIOTICS, Page 9A)
Route B to be improved
By Leslie Doolittle
Missonrian staff writer
TheRouteB improvement process
moved a small, yet stgmfint, step
forward Friday when the Missouri
Highway and Transportation Com-mission
approved the project's final
dfrsign.
The plan calls for a new two- lan- e,
6.5- mil- e ( 10.4- kikanete- r) highway
section just west of the existing I route between Columbia and Halls- viB- e.
It also includes right of way ac-- '
quisition for an additional two- mil- e
( 32- kilomei- cr)
bypass- -
segment for a Halis- vil- le
Infamous for its blind intersec-tions,
treacherous curves and nar-row
shoulders, Route Bhas been the
scene of 242 traffic accidents, involv-ing
128 injuries and seven deaths, in
the last six years.
Despite the public's demand for
immediate action following the
death of SgL Mick Deaver, actual
construction of the highway still .
looms in the distant future. Five to
seven years, is the latest available
estimate, according to Ray Lahmey- e- r,
highway department District 5
engineer.
" Lack of state and federal funding
could delay construction as much as
a decade," Lahmeyer said.
Mistake by police leads to death
LOS ANGELES ( UP!) A Mack
man killed in a struggle with police
who burst into his apartment because
they mistook firecracker pops for gun-shots
probably died of heart attack
due to his state of agitation, according
to coroner's officials.
But a lawyer for 28- year--
old Larry
Morris' widow says there is " strong
evidence" the controversial death, la-beled
an " illegal killing" by the Na-tional
Association for the Advance-ment
of Colored People, was due to
choking.
Morris died after a struggle inside
his South Los Angeles apartment last
Tuesday with two officers, Arthur -- , Wagner and. Joseph Pau, who thought,
theylieard gunshots. The sounds mis--
taken for shots were later determined
to be firecrackers.
Police said the officers chased Mor-ris
into his second- stor- y apartment be-- 1
cause they thought he was armed and
were confronted at the door by Morris'
24- year-- old cousin, David, who hit
Wagner twice in the face.
Police said Wagaer then hit David
with his baton and the two cousins fled
into the bathroom, where they barri-caded
themselves briefly before police
broke in.
Police said the officers tried several
times to subdue Morris with an ap-proved
hold and finally managed to
manacle his hands behind his back. He
lapsed into unconsciousness, they said,
and despite attempts to revive him, he
died at me scene a few minutes later.
Coroner's officials announced later
an autopsy had disclosed bruises
around Morris' neck and on the front
and back of his torso, but also had
shown he did not suffer either a broken
neck or crushed skull.
" A heart attack is a very definite
possibility," Assistant Coroner Dick
Wilson said.
Coroner Thomas Noguchi said an in-quest
would probably be held in the
case and a " more definitive
statement" made on the cause of
death.
Isatewsa
today
4: 30 pjo. MOSSFAC Cham-ber
Ensemble recital, University
Fine Arts recital hall. Free.
7 pjXL Woodhaven Learning
Center bell choir in concert at
MFA Gardens. Free. Bring a
blanket or lawn chair.
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